Re: /var/log/messages

Mr. James W. Laferriere (babydr@baby-dragons.com)
Fri, 26 Nov 1999 08:28:44 -0800 (PST)


Hello Sujit, try as root :

cd /var/log
> messages

This 'should' mt the messages file but leave it intact
with the same inodes & ... Hth, JimL

On Fri, 26 Nov 1999, Sujit Vaidya wrote:

> HI,
> I have given several printk statements in ip_input.c
> file in the net directory. Due to these the
> /var/log/messages file has got filled up and am not
> able to open the file. I cannot delete the messages
> file. Because when i delete it i am not able to boot
> the kernel.
>
> Any suggestions will be highly appreciated.
>
> THANKS
>
> SUJIT
>
>
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